Workforce and skills

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Skills

How are manufacturers filling their digital skills gaps?

A GE gas turbine under construction. Image courtesy of GE Power.

GE cuts 12,000 jobs as renewable energy hits business

The Smart Factory Podcast

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Innovation

Co-create or die? The future landscape of innovation

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Digital Transformation

VR and Augmented Reality: A new frontier for manufacturing training?

Leadership & Strategy

The Manufacturer celebrates 20 years of industry-leading insight

Productivity - Digital technologies are enabling SMEs to play catch-up with their global counterparts – image courtesy of Cimlogic.

Digital Transformation

Productivity puzzle: finding the balance between people & tech

Smart factories are set to improve productivity and labor cost hugely over the next 5 years - image courtesy of APS

Smart Factory

Smart factories set to contribute up to £1.13 trillion to the global economy

A Sewbot robot autonomously sews a pair of jeans. Image courtesy of SoftWear Automation.

Robotics & Automation

Sewbots to replace humans at new US garment factory

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Digital Transformation

Implanted employees become a reality

McLaren Automotive posts successive sales record 2015

Leadership & Strategy

McLaren Automotive: Driven to win